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In Q4 2020, prices of consumer goods and services on Bonaire declined by 5.2 percent relative to the same quarter of the previous year.

In 2019, there were nearly 11 thousand employee jobs on Bonaire.

In Q3 2020, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 4.8 percent cheaper than one year previously.

Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2020 provides updated as well as new information, covering some aspects of life in the Caribbean Netherlands

In 2018, Bonaire's gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 3.9 percent in volume.

In 2018, 72 percent of the 15 to 74-year-olds in the Caribbean Netherlands were in paid employment.

In the second quarter of 2020, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 1.4 percent cheaper than one year previously. Prices also decreased on St Eustatius and Saba, by 1.3 percent and 1.1 percent...

On 1 January 2020, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands stood at nearly 26 thousand, i.e. 830 more than one year previously.

St Eustatius once again recorded a rise in consumer purchasing power in 2018. The median increase was 2 percent relative to 2017.

In Q1 2020, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 1.0 percent more expensive than one year previously.

In 2019, the number of visitor arrivals by air on Bonaire increased by 7 percent relative to the previous year.

From 2013 up to and including 2017, a total of 392 young adults who were born in the former Netherlands Antilles or Aruba left the Caribbean Netherlands to stay in the European Netherlands.

In 2019, there were 25.6 thousand aircraft movements to and from the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands.

In 2019, Bonaire saw the highest increase in trade deficit among the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands.

Consumer prices on Bonaire were 2.2 percent up year-on-year in Q4 2019.

Trends in the Caribbean Netherlands 2019 presents the latest key figures on the economy and society of the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba)

In 2017, the volume of gross domestic product (GDP) declined on Bonaire and Saba, by 1.3 and 1.4 percent respectively. On St Eustatius, GDP rose by 6.6 percent.

Caribbean Netherlands, GDP Bonaire, Saba, St Eustatius

In 2018, prices of residential property sold on Bonaire were on average 21.6 percent higher than one year previously. The number of homes sold and the total sales value increased as well in the span...

In 2018, the Caribbean Netherlands produced 136 million kWh of electricity. Of this amount, 45.1 million kWh came from renewable sources, equivalent to 33 percent of total electricity production.

In Q3 2019, consumer prices on Bonaire were 1.2 percent higher than one year previously. Prices also rose on St Eustatius and Saba, by 0.7 percent and 0.3 percent year-on-year respectively.

Purchasing power in the Caribbean Netherlands rose once again in 2017. The median increase was highest for the inhabitants of St Eustatius at 2.6 percent.

According to the latest forecast by Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the population of the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands is expected to grow further from 25 thousand currently to 30...

In Q2 2019, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 1.1 percent more expensive than one year previously.

In 2018, most children living at home in the Caribbean Netherlands had working parents.